Are you a guy planning to get married and have kids? You
need to read this book first. A memoir of first-time fatherhood, Daddy
Versus The Suck Monster details the nature and extent of challenges the
author experienced with the birth of his first child Keller – aka “The Suck
Monster” (the book explains better whence comes the moniker).
Joseph Matthew Nespoli makes full use of his humor to show readers what it
is like to be a father for the first time, how it rewards the man as well as
bounds the once free-roaming single guy. As a new dad, the author’s challenges
ranged from changing stinking diapers to an intimacy crisis with his spouse and
embarrassments in public places. At the same time, the new life now breathing –
and crying at the oddest of hours – galvanized the machine of life in ways
never experienced before. His baby, as readers will feel in the book, is the ultimate
gift of life, warts and all.
In the book, in different chapters, readers also get to know
20 “Essential Rules of Parenting” – witty and attention-grabbing inferences
derived from the “thrilling” parenting experiences narrated therein. There is
some light-hearted, at times sharp-toned commentary on social issues, usually
involving family, gender roles, and stereotypes.
With an adorable cover title showing the little cute
“monster”, this book is one of those not-to-miss reads for would-be fathers and
humor lovers.
ISBN: 978-1489533975
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